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Date:         Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:45:28 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
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Yi-Ruey Wei wrote:

> > 70 is the aspect ratio, a ratio of sidewall height to width; the smaller > the number, the wider "looks" of the tire;

To put it in a simpler language, the height is 70 percent of the width.

> > there is load index 99 (99 is 1709 lbs(775 kgs), the > bigger the number, the higher the load capacity).

Vanagons & Syncros need a load rating of at least 97, while Syncro 16" need a load rating of 104.

> T is the speed rating > index (T is 118 MPH(190km/h)).

Vanagons need a speed rating of at least R

> > > as > 185-14 (or 185/80-14; Euro metric uses a default ratio of 80)

Actually, the default is, or was 82. Basically the same as 80, though.

PerL 87 Syncro 112i


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